Opening of Long An Province Culture - Tourism Week 2022

Guilin DNUM_BIZAJZCACC 07:51

The event takes place over 5 days, from September 17, 2022 to September 21, 2022, with a series of 13 diverse and rich activities.

On the evening of September 17, the opening program of Long An Province's Culture - Tourism Week 2022 with the theme "Long An - Aspiration of the Vam River" solemnly took place at Tan An City Park, Long An Province and was broadcast live on Vietnam Digital Television - VTC1 and on Long An Radio and Television Station.

Scene of the opening ceremony of Long An Province Culture - Tourism Week 2022

Attending the opening ceremony were former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Mai Van Chinh; representatives of a number of ministries, departments, branches, and leaders of a number of provinces and cities.

On the Long An province side, there were Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc; Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Long An province - Nguyen Thanh Hai; Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut and former leaders of the province through the periods.

The art program on the opening night includes 2 chapters "Long An - Colorful Delta" and "Aspiration of Vam River" with many special performances taking place in 60 minutes.

As the gateway to the Mekong Delta, with a strategic position in terms of economy, culture, society, etc. of the region, Long An is known to people across the country with the Vam Co River that has entered poetry and music; it is also a land rich in historical and cultural traditions, where many resounding victories are recorded.

During the process of formation and development, generations of residents here have left behind valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritage values, with 123 historical and cultural relics, including 21 national relics, 102 provincial relics, 5 national intangible cultural heritages, many festivals and traditional craft villages along with other intangible cultural heritages.

In addition, Long An has a typical flooded ecosystem, featuring landscape values ​​such as cajuput forests, reeds, lotus ponds, water lilies, rivers, fruit gardens, rice fields, vegetables and many types of animals.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut presented flowers to sponsors at the opening ceremony.

Long An Province Culture - Tourism Week 2022 is a large-scale event, organized for the first time by Long An, associated with the 55th anniversary of Long An province being awarded the title "Loyal and resilient, the whole people fight the enemy" (September 17, 1967 - September 17, 2022).

The event takes place over 5 days, from September 17, 2022 to September 21, 2022, with a series of 13 diverse and rich activities including Street Food Festival, Amateur Music Exchange, Exchange of Ethnic Art Forms, Miss Song Vam Contest, Famtrip, ... and some sports activities: Marathon, Volleyball Exchange.

Long An has a typical flooded ecosystem, highlighted by the landscape values ​​of cajuput forests, which is an important highlight to attract tourists (Photo: Le Tuan Anh)

With the message "Long An tourism is safe, friendly, attractive", Long An Culture - Tourism Week 2022 is an opportunity for relic sites, tourist attractions, tourism businesses, travel agencies, hotels, traditional craft villages to connect, cooperate to develop tourism and promote brands and products to domestic and foreign tourists.

Through the Long An Provincial Culture - Tourism Week 2022, Long An introduces attractive tourism products, typical cuisine, quality tourism services that connect the local cultural values, enhance tour and route connections, and attract tourists.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc spoke at the opening ceremony

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Duoc hoped that visitors would have good memories and impressions of the land and people of Long An, enjoy the melodies of traditional music, visit historical and cultural relics and beautiful natural landscapes, and enjoy special dishes to love and appreciate the land and people of Long An more.

After the opening program, there will be a low-altitude fireworks display to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Long An receiving the 8 golden words "Loyalty, steadfastness, the whole people fight the enemy" and to welcome the Long An Province Culture - Tourism Week 2022./.

Guilin